Admin I Saturday, December 28, 2024
LAGOS, Nigeria- It is not yet uluru for Dr. Femi Olaleye, the Medical Director of Optima Care, following the decision of the to approach the Supreme Court in its quest to put the Medical doctor permanently behind bars.
The Appeal Court sitting in Lagos had upturned conviction of Dr. Femi Olaleye for alleged defilement of his wife’s underage niece.
In November 2022, the ministry of justice arraigned the managing director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, on a two-count charge of defilement of a child and sexual assault by penetration.
In October 2023, the Lagos Special Offences and Domestic Violence Court convicted and sentenced him to life imprisonment .
But, on November 28, 2024, the Court of Appeal, Lagos division discharged and acquitted Dr Olaleye, citing errors in the lower court’s judgment.
The appellate court described the evidence provided by the prosecution as “tainted” and “unreliable”.
In response, civil rights groups petitioned the Lagos state Attorney General, Lawal Pedro, (SAN), urging him to challenge the decision at the Supreme Court so as to restore public trust in the justice system.
Ahead of the deadline for filing such an appeal which is December 28, 2024, the state government has now filed a notice of appeal at the court of appeal, which freed Dr Olaleye, to inform all parties concerned that it has lodged an appeal against that decision and is now heading to the apex court in the country for a final decision on the matter.
